Is Beliefs About Medication a Factor in Adherence to the Medicine in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angioplasty?

Atefeh Allahbakhshian; Rasoul Nazif Gharamaleki; Azad Rahmani; Faranak Jabbarzadeh Tabrizi; Maryam Allahbakhshian; Leila Gholizadeh; Samad Ghafari; Parvin Sarbakhsh

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Original Article
Is Beliefs About Medication a Factor in Adherence to the Medicine in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angioplasty?
Atefeh Allahbakhshian¹, Rasoul Nazif Gharamaleki², Azad Rahmani¹, Faranak Jabbarzadeh Tabrizi¹, Maryam Allahbakhshian³, Leila Gholizadeh⁴, Samad Ghafari⁵, Parvin Sarbakhsh⁶
¹Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz, Iran ²Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Alinasab Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz, Iran ³Faculty of Nursing, Shahid Beheshty University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ⁴Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sidney, Australia ⁵Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ⁶Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
CJMB 2020; 7: 414-420 Viewed : 3111 times Downloaded : 2264 times. Keywords : Belief in medication, Medication adherence, Coronary angioplasty
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Abstract

Objectives: There are some side effects such as the restenosis of the coronary artery resulted from the failure to follow the medication regimen. Considering that patients" beliefs have a great role in their lifestyle, this study aimed at investigating the relationship between beliefs in medication and self-reported medication adherence in patients with coronary angioplasty (CA). Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional correlational study. Based on the inclusion criteria, qualified participants were chosen from among the patients who referred to heart specialty hospital using a convenience sampling method. The applied questionnaire in this study included three sections encompassing the demographic information, a 5-item Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MARS), and BMQ-S questionnaire containing two aspects of "necessity" and "concerns about taking medications". Results: The mean of participants" age was 56.99 (SD=12.80) and the majority of the participants were males (78.7%), married (89.3%), and mostly illiterate (30.7%). The study results showed that 70% (n=105) of the participants had a weak medication adherence. The results of the Pearson correlation demonstrated a statistically significant relationship between the beliefs in medication and adherence to it. Conclusions: After CA, nurses and family members can pave the way for the patients to adhere to medication by influencing their beliefs.